Do you assume that teachers always have the “correct” answers or that your interpretation does not matter? How do you approach reading a story or writing an essay? Is it for the teacher or for yourself? What do you think about a story having several interpretations? Do you remain silent in discussion because you are afraid your interpretation is wrong? Do you write in the margins when reading or do you just quickly skim?
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Ever since I was little, I was told to listen to my parents and my teachers. If I asked my parents for help during homework they would say “If you don’t get it ask your teacher tomorrow”. So along I would go off to school to ask my teacher a question and she would give me an answer, of which I assumed was the right answer. I guess now that I am older and actually look back into my past, yes I did assume that teachers always had the correct answer. Now I still believe it a bit but everyone is human right? The way you interpret something could be completely different from my interpretation. Interpretations are very important because it is how you perceive and understand things in your own way. So if two people in class ask the same question one person might see it as a positive answer while the other could take it in a negative way. When I read a story, I admit that I take things pretty literally and sometimes it takes me a couple of tries before I fully understand what I am reading. However when I am writing an essay, I try to make it easy to read and understandable. Whoever my intended audience is meant to be is who I write for. If I am writing for a group of teenagers then I add more slang, for children easier words to comprehend and make it shorter. In my grade 12 English class my teacher made us dissect a story from the first word to the very last. We would have to tell him what we thought a sentence meant and everyone had a different interpretation. I found it to be a long and painful process of reading a 7 page story that took 3 hours to interpret. These kinds of stories can be interesting but at the same time I just want the author to get to the point. I am not going to lie but I must admit that I keep to myself and whisper answers under my breath in class because I am afraid of being wrong. When I am reading I read really fast and then have to go over and read it again. The second time around is when I usually take notes and try to interpret them. In a nutshell, it is all up to interpretation. Enough said…
Keesha, you make a valid claim, "Interpretations are very important because it is how you perceive and understand things in your own way." Everyone interprets things differently. Why? Everyone has had different experiences and comes from different backgrounds, cultures, races, gender, etc. Great observation.
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